Saint Lucian general election, 30 April 1987
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Early general elections were held in Saint Lucia
on 30 April 1987, after elections earlier in the month
had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party
remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
on 30 April 1987, after elections earlier in the month
Saint Lucian general election, 6 April 1987
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 6 April 1987. The result was a victory for the United Workers Party, which won nine of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 60.8%....
had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party
Saint Lucia Labour Party
The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:...
remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Workers Party United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) The United Workers Party is a conservative political party in Saint Lucia, led by Prime Minister Stephenson King and previously by John Compton.-History:... |
28,046 | 53.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Saint Lucia Labour Party Saint Lucia Labour Party The Saint Lucia Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Saint Lucia. It currently holds ten of the 17 seats in the House of Assembly.-History:... |
21,515 | 40.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Progressive Labour Party Progressive Labour Party (Saint Lucia) The Progressive Labour Party was a political party in Saint Lucia. It first contested national elections in 1982, when it finished second behind the United Workers' Party with 27.1% of the vote, but only won a single seat. In the 6 April 1987 elections its vote share fell to 9.3% and they lost... |
3,176 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,146 | – | – | – |
| Total | 53,883 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||